French's Mill

	French's Mill
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	French's Mill, photographed in May 2015
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Location	Augusta-Ford Hill Rd.; Augusta, West Virginia, USA
Coordinates	39°17′38″N 78°38′12″W / 39.29389°N 78.63667°W
Area	1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built	1911
NRHP reference No.	14001056
Added to NRHP	December 16, 2014

French's Mill is a historic grist mill at the junction of Augusta-Ford Hill and Fairground Roads in Augusta, West Virginia. Its main building is a three-story wood-frame building with a metal roof, asphalt siding, and a concrete foundation. It was built in 1911 on the site of a c. 1890s grist mill that was destroyed by fire. The mill, which was originally water-powered, was converted to operate by electric power in 1949, and ceased operations in 2000. It was also updated in the mid-20th century to accommodated different types of grain, illustrating the evolutionary change of these industrial facilities.^[2]

The mill was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2014.^[1]

French's Mill is currently owned by the Croucher family who intend to renovate the historic mill and showcase an art gallery on the first floor, a model train exhibit on the second floor, and a wildlife collection of furs and pelts on the third floor. The family currently operates an on-site thrift store with all proceeds going toward the renovation of the mill. ^[3]

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^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ "NRHP nomination for French's Mill" (PDF). West Virginia Division of Culture and History. Retrieved 2015-02-23.
^ Lovicarious (2022-08-12). "10 Best Things to do in Hampshire County, WV". Lovicarious. Retrieved 2023-05-03.

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[nris-1] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.

[NRHP-2] "NRHP nomination for French's Mill" (PDF). West Virginia Division of Culture and History. Retrieved 2015-02-23.

[3] Lovicarious (2022-08-12). "10 Best Things to do in Hampshire County, WV". Lovicarious. Retrieved 2023-05-03.

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v t e National Register of Historic Places in Hampshire County, West Virginia
Districts	Capon Springs North River Mills Historic District Washington Bottom Farm
Buildings	Brill Octagon House Capon Chapel Fort Van Meter French's Mill Hampshire County Courthouse Hebron Church Hickory Grove Hook's Tavern Kuykendall Polygonal Barn Nathaniel and Isaac Kuykendall House Literary Hall Old District Parsonage Old Pine Church Captain David Pugh House Scanlon Farm Sloan–Parker House Springfield Brick House Sycamore Dale Valley View Yellow Spring Mill West Virginia Schools for the Deaf and the Blind Dairy Barn Wilson-Wodrow-Mytinger House
Sites	Fort Mill Ridge Civil War Trenches
Structures	Capon Lake Whipple Truss Bridge Pin Oak Fountain
See also: National Register of Historic Places listings in Hampshire County, West Virginia and List of National Historic Landmarks in West Virginia

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